Lil Wayne gets 12 BET Hip-Hop Awards nods

Kanye West receives seven nominations, while Jay-Z gets six

	Lil Wayne accepts the award for best hip hop video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7. The rapper will have a chance to add 12 BET Hip-Hop Awards to his collection.
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updated 5:04 p.m. ET Sept. 16, 2008

ATLANTA - Lil Wayne will have another chance to show why he is the “Best Rapper Alive.”

Wayne received 12 nominations for the third annual BET Hip-Hop Awards, which airs on Oct. 23. The rapper scored the year’s best-selling album sales debut this month, with sales of 1 million copies of his new CD, “Tha Carter III.”

Kanye West drew the second-most nominations with seven, while Jay-Z received six. T.I., who was arrested hours before he was to headline the show last year, grabbed three nominations.

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The network will also recognize hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons with the “I Am Hip-Hop” icon award. Simmons is known for launching Def Jam Recordings with Rick Rubin.

The show will be hosted by Katt Williams for the third straight year.